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A review by bobinsbooknook
All Bleeding Stops: Life and Death in the Trauma Unit by Stephen M. Cohn
informative
fast-paced
2.0
Whilst I enjoy a medical memoir, perhaps trauma surgery isn’t the right fit for me.
This book has lots of case stories but they all felt half finished and didn’t have any emotional depth to them. Having finished the entire audio book can’t say there were any that stuck out or made an impression.
I understand this is likely a reflection of the nature of being a trauma surgeon dealing with emergent cases and putting emotions completely aside to do a job like this. Though commendable and understandable - from a readers perspective it made it all feel quite robotic and impersonal.
Not a bad medical memoir per-say - I just think it really wasn’t executed in a way for me as a reader outside of the medical profession to enjoy sadly.
This book has lots of case stories but they all felt half finished and didn’t have any emotional depth to them. Having finished the entire audio book can’t say there were any that stuck out or made an impression.
I understand this is likely a reflection of the nature of being a trauma surgeon dealing with emergent cases and putting emotions completely aside to do a job like this. Though commendable and understandable - from a readers perspective it made it all feel quite robotic and impersonal.
Not a bad medical memoir per-say - I just think it really wasn’t executed in a way for me as a reader outside of the medical profession to enjoy sadly.